Web Visualization of Environmental Data

Abstract:

We describe our efforts in providing
REINAS
weather visualization products on demand through the web.
As the REINAS research enterprise transition into operational mode,
there is increasing demand for wide and effective distribution of results.
To meet this demand, we provide weather products on the web
as both images and VRML worlds.
The viewer selects geographic extents and time range,
as well as specific weather products.
Data is then pulled out of the database based on
the user's specifications and fed to the visualization tools to
produce the image or VRML file.
This paper describes the architecture of this end-to-end system
for delivering sensor and forecast data through
the database and to the public as visualization products.